New HP Chromebook 11 charger shows up in Google Play

While HP Chromebook 11 owners are still being advised to not use their factory chargers following a recall notice, Google has just put up a listing for a new charger in the Play Store. The new charger is still listed as "coming soon" with a price of $19.99, and is very clearly a different design from the one included in the box with the Chromebook 11 originally.

The new charger is also "Chrome" branded, while the original was rather generic looking with no branding. It also packs the same 3A at 5.25V output as the original, meaning that any changes to reduce overheating or fire risk must be done in the new charger's circuitry.

We're still waiting to hear anything official on the resuming of sales of the Chromebook 11 as well as any word on official recall or replacement programs for those chargers, but the existence of a newly redesigned model is a good sign that the wheels are turning.